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Collection Online as of July 4, 2022

Cameo with Portrait of the Emperor Augustus (reigned 30 BC - AD 14)

AD 14-37

Italy, Rome, Reign of Tiberius

Travertine

Overall: 4.6 x 6.4 cm (1 13/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

John L. Severance Fund 1991.154

Location

103 Roman

Fun Fact

Augustus, the emperor depicted on this cameo, had the month of August named after him.

Citations
Turner, Evan H. "Selected 1991 Acquisitions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 79, no. 2 (1992): 63-83. Reproduced: p. 66; Mentioned: p. 76 www.jstor.org
DeSilva, David A. An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2004. Cover image and p. 57, fig. 2.4.
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